Maya Angelou Movies
- 2009
Good Hair
Good Hair6.52009HD
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories an...
- 1995
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt6.3981995HD
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits...
- 1993
Poetic Justice
Poetic Justice6.8551993HD
Still grieving after the murder of her boyfriend, hairdresser Justice writes poetry to deal with the pain of her loss. Unable to get to Oakland to att...
- 2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion6.42006HD
Based upon Tyler Perry's acclaimed stage production, Madea's Family Reunion continues the adventures of Southern matriarch Madea. She has just been co...
- 2003
Sisters in Cinema
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Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.
- 1957
Calypso Heat Wave
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A jukebox operator helps promote a calypso craze.
- 2014
The Power of the Heart
The Power of the Heart62014HD
From the director of ‘THE SECRET’ comes this unparalleled and life-changing film about the astonishing power and intelligence of your heart. Featuring...
- 1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas6.21996HD
Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is granted and Elmo gets to see what the world would be lik...
- 2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise7.92016HD
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exube...
- 1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1.51989HD
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling Americ...
- 1997
Perfect Moment
Perfect Moment01997HD
In this documentary, artist-filmmaker Nicholas Hondrogen asks people to describe memorable moments of their lives. Some, such as Norman Lear and India...
- 2018
Words Are Things
Words Are Things02018HD
Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words but in the meantime let’s be careful about the words we use.
- 2009
The Black Candle
The Black Candle5.82009HD
The origins of Kwanzaa and the seven principles upon which the pan-African holiday derives its meaning are explored in this fascinating documentary. N...
- 1993
There Are No Children Here
There Are No Children Here5.51993HD
From Publishers Weekly The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by Kotl...
- 2015
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
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I HOPE YOU DANCE: the power and spirit of song is the first full length documentary film to explore how one extraordinary song has transformed people'...
- 2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
On the Shoulders of Giants6.32011HD
The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.
- 1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain101994HD
Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, throug...
- 1987
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words01987HD
Aimé Césaire - Le Masque des mots is a portrait of the Martinican writer who calls himself a rebellious negro and for whom the poetic act represents a...
- 2018
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!7.52018HD
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars...
- 2020
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde
Minha Bateria Está Fraca e Está Ficando Tarde02020HD
As the Sars-Covid 19 pandemic increased, Rubiane Maia was in Folkestone, England, and Tom Nobrega in Tarapoto, in the Peruvian Amazon. Both were surp...